The state liaison for the National Rifle Association, Daniel Carey, has been a familiar face at the Capitol in recent days, but it was surprising to see him locked in such an earnest conversation with the House speaker one week ago as gun-control bills were being debated in the chamber[5].

Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, said he had a cordial talk with Daniel Carey, although Ferrandino supports the bills and the NRA[6] does not. Asked what they talked about, Ferrandino laughed and said, “Guns.”